My Inner French Girl
Lately I’ve been reading a book with the charming title, Entre Nous: A Woman’s Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl. The author, Debra Ollivier, was married to a Frenchman and lived there ten years....
29 Jul 202211min
Things in Their Right Places
A fair amount of living-and-learning may have that character, of things getting released to the habitats where they belong. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College o...
27 Jul 202210min
Absolutely Normal
During one of our nights in California, I had a vivid dream. A guru-like figure, sitting very still, illuminated from within, said to me in a voice one did not question: You are absolutely normal. A...
22 Jul 20227min
Intellectual Women
Ugh. What a subject! I guess I’m one, but it doesn’t sound like a fun topic. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the...
20 Jul 20229min
Valentine's Day
The twin polarities of yearning and nostalgia have vanished out of my life. My whole past swims into view – I could see where I’d been and why – under the protective shield provided by loving and bein...
15 Jul 202210min
Places
“There are no places anymore.” Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of A Good Look at Evil, a Pulitzer Pri...
13 Jul 20229min
Peace
Peace! Who doesn’t want it? (Well, lots of people, apparently.) Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of A ...
8 Jul 20228min
Peer Pressure
No one can resist peer pressure. Such is the judgment of Peter Berger, sociologist of knowledge. To this generalization, I am no exception. For that reason perhaps, peer pressure interests me. Abig...
6 Jul 20229min
